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The majority of the hills are in England, and the highest hill is the Cheviot at 815 metres.The hills host the final, northern, leg of the Pennine way. Geologically they are Devonian granite outcrops with andesite lava outflows around the edges. The surrounding countryside is carboniferous limestone.On the English side of the border the hills fall within the Northumberland National Park.

The Cheviot hills became part of the Northumberland National Park when it was created in 1956.
Prior to this the hills had seen many battles and skirmishes between the English and the Scots right up to the middle ages. They also represented the eastern part of the Border Reiver lands.

From the north. A1 from Edinburgh. From the south. Either the A68 from Corbridge or the A1 trunk road From the east. Many small roads providing access into the Cheviots. From the west. A69 through to Corbridge and then the A68 north. By plane into Newcastle airport. By train , north east line to Newcastle and stations north.
Wooler is probably the main local town.Others would include Rothbury and on the Scottish side Yetholm.